Turns out, the weapons in their tombs weren't just for show—they were battle-hardened proof.

4,000-year-old Egyptian mummy rediscovery reveals 4 previously unknown warrior princesses

In 1894, six mummies from Dahshur were stored unmarked in the Egyptian Museum. In 2025, scientists reexamined four princesses from the 12th Dynasty and found skeletal evidence of combat training. The discovery rewrites the history of ancient Egyptian royal women.

Source: 4,000-year-old Egyptian mummy rediscovery reveals 4 previously unknown warrior princesses — Upworthy

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